+252 There and Back Again - A Banker's Tale 34 4y
+21 Brown Gibbons Lang & Co. 21 4y
+230 The Case for Choosing a Non-Target 66 4y
+51 Joining LevFin and FSG at this point in the cycle 32 4y
+16 CBD JUUL Vape Pen: Should I Be Worried about My FT Analyst Drug Test? 7 4y
+93 In 2019, IB still sucks, but are you happy you did it? 41 4y
+299 BAML SA 2020 Thread 694 4y
+53 Where is the time for friends/ serious relationships working 80-100 hour work weeks? 25 4y
+200 JPMorgan Weighs Shifting Thousands of Jobs Out of New York Area 86 4y
+72 Debt Capital Markets - Is it IB? 20 4y
+786 My Issues with Diversity Recruiting in Finance 205 4y
+97 Best college major for IB at Ivy? 33 4y
+52 B Riley, Blair, Stifel, Baird, Lincoln - Any Insight? 15 4y
+22 KeyBanc Capital Markets Reputation/Insights 6 4y
+28 MBA and B-School Diversity Organizations 9 4y
+82 Baird SA 2021 204 4y
+208 Female Associate caught me staring at her boobs 60 4y
+208 Asians not diverse. why? 34 4y
+56 Guggenheim 2020 SA 96 4y
+41 Accept CS early offer or roll the dice? 30 4y
+28 Oppenheimer canceled summer 2020 internship 27 4y
+38 Can you day trade stocks or forex while working in IB as a SA? 23 4y
+15 KeyBank 2021 14 4y
+64 Jefferies culture? 13 4y
+70 3.545 rounds up to a 3.6 or down to a 3.5? 24 4y
+41 burnout / moving forward 26 4y
+223 Best way to assert yourself as the alpha in your analyst class? Wrong answers only. 80 4y
+20 moelis SA 2021 HK 36 4y
+33 For Healthcare Bankers: Rx v OTC 7 4y
+126 Why is HR not your friend? 30 4y
+6 Crosstree Capital? 0 4y
+27 Is it illegal to paper trade inside information? 19 4y
+210 Mask Wearing Controversy and Finance Layoffs 53 4y
+25 Rutgers MBA for IB? 3 4y
+9 Shareholder advisory questions 2 4y
+71 What's your (realistic) dream home? How expensive is it? 63 4y
+398 Any other juniors EXHAUSTED due to COVID work-from-home? 115 4y
+10 JPM Houston Summer 2021 12 4y
+36 Wells Fargo IBD potential layoffs? 14 4y
+2 Help Me Nerds <3 0 4y
+25 Deloitte Corp Fin SA 21 76 4y
+9 U5 Disclosure 3 4y
+10 Excel Alt Key Shortcut Help Mac 6 4y
+230 First car after graduation? 90 4y
+22 I have a fat ass but don’t get any compliments 10 4y
+36 Tom Ford shows to an IB Interview? 15 4y
+784 I'm so lost 95 4y
+12 Reach out to HR? 2 4y
+110 Giving up on your dreams 13 4y
+30 Keeping up with the Joneses in Finance? 7 4y
+18 What are you allowed to do with an offer letter? 4 4y
+38 Why would anyone bother to be an M&A/Corporate Lawyer? 28 4y
+16 Mandatory Back in Office... Bank Culture Gone to S**T... Morale Low 3 4y
+267 You Didn't Get Return Offer -- How's FT recruiting going? 122 4y
0 Any good online education courses that helped your career? 1 4y
+5 Has anyone used IBSherpa? 3 4y
0 MS GCM HK 2021 SA 2 4y
+9 Junior-> Sophmore 9 4y
+85 How to kill it as an intern 40 4y
+7 Deleted 8 4y
+28 Worst Cover Letter? 28 4y
+1 Bifa K’Bois Partners 1 4y
0 Rogue staffed 7 4y
+42 Greatest Scams Running 58 4y
+157 $20K Bonuses at Goldman - We're now in the 99%!!! 150 4y
+108 Going to Interviews after Accepting an Offer 171 4y
+28 Credit Suisse Investment Banking groups in London 55 4y
+139 Worst/most ridiculous things one can do on LinkedIn 88 4y
0 Off cycle internship conversion rate (London) 3 4y
+1,026 How much damage has banking done to your life? 175 4y
0 From Sales & Trading to private equity 28 4y
+40 London to New York 50 4y
+25 IB vs CFO 19 4y
+303 People who didn't make it into IB: What are you doing now? 48 4y
+30 Credit Suisse Autumn / Final-Year Internship London IBDCM 12 4y
+110 BB VP to PE Associate 35 4y
+25 Tax rate to use in interviews now? 16 4y
+754 Q&A: extreme poverty to non target to investment banking 105 4y
+415 Jefferies: Are these rumors true? 157 4y
+32 List GPA on resume? 9 4y
+46 What's your overall opinion on female bankers? 18 4y
+298 A Warning on Tobin & Co. 133 4y
+119 Physique matters? 44 4y
+81 Q&A: PE Senior Associate from Post-MBA Banking Role 23 4y
+299 Canadian 2021 Investment Banking Summer Analyst Thread 1,469 4y
+70 Q&A - Former IB to MBB 35 4y
+88 Suspended from Target - Need Advice Please 106 4y
+176 Renowned MDs by firm, industry 81 4y
+26 2021 SA APAC Recruiting 36 4y
+15 WSP vs Wall Street Training vs BIWS vs NYIF Investment Banking Certification 16 4y
+79 2020 Analyst Bonuses 80 4y
+86 How much can you expect to make as a first year IB analyst? 76 4y
+397 JPM SA 2021 1,669 4y
+11 What to do if my co-workers mess up and I get blamed? 11 4y
+189 Developing a Yogi/Monk's work ethic for IB 43 4y
+151 Interview: Tell me a joke 80 4y
+170 The lighter side of IB! (Hopefully) 35 4y
+10 Are banks really that different from one another? 9 4y
+29 London | How to invest & save money 40 4y
+246 Caring for terminally ill parent while in IB 60 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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